Very often, people will come out and say, 'Greeks aren't doing things, Greeks aren't making changes, there's no reform,' That is hogwash. We have made a huge effort. The Greek people have made a huge effort. George Papandreou effortgreekhogwash share on social
Markets themselves are looking for stability, and I think we have underestimated the capacity of Europe... to actually create a more stable framework for the whole issue of debt management, bonds, and so on. George Papandreou bondcapacitycreate share on social
My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web. George Papandreou countrygreecehope Change image and share on social
I think there is a heritage which I'm proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice. George Papandreou countrydemocracyexile share on social
There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States. George Papandreou bigbringcall share on social
You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific. George Papandreou optionrealityspecific Change image and share on social
I never thought of politics as a profession. George Papandreou politicprofessionthink Change image and share on social
Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something. George Papandreou changeeducatefellow Change image and share on social
How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy? George Papandreou countrygreecegreek Change image and share on social
Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs. George Papandreou bonddeepforce Change image and share on social
